University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, Germany

Meningioma Diagnosis (program ID: 243687)

Prof. Dr. med.

Manfred Westphal

Department of Neurosurgery

Specialized in: neurosurgery

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As the medical institution of maximum care, the Department of Neurosurgery at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Manfred Westphal covers the entire spectrum of neurosurgical diseases. These include injuries, pathologies, brain and skull bone cancer as well as spinal cord and spine cancer, degenerative diseases of the intervertebral discs, spinal stenosis and diseases of the peripheral nervous system.

Annually the Department treats 7,500 outpatients and provides 3,500 procedures on head and spine in adults and children.

A safety and effective treatment is ensured by minimally invasive surgery combined with the latest techniques, such as intraoperative CT- and MRI-assisted imaging with neuronavigation, ultrasound and fluorescent labeling of tumors. Over the years, the Department of Neurosurgery at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Manfred Westphal has focused on such daily tasks as deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s disease, surgery of spine and brain, surgery to remove skull base tumors involving nerves and brainstem as well as treatment of complex vascular alternations.

The main treatment focuses of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf include:

Brain tumors – neuro-oncology

Vascular and skull base surgery

Pituitary surgery

Epilepsy surgery

Spinal neurosurgery

Central movement disorders / stereotaxy

Treatment for hydrocephalus

Pediatric neurosurgery

Neurosurgical intensive care medicine

Peripheral nerves

Program includes:

Initial presentation in the clinic

clinical history taking

review of medical records

physical examination

laboratory tests:

complete blood count

general urine analysis

biochemical analysis of blood

inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)

indicators blood coagulation

neurological examination

CT/MRI scan

neuropsychological tests (on indications):

ENMG (electroneuromyography)

EEG (electroencephalography)

SEPs (somatosensory evoked potentials)

VEPs (visually evoked potentials)

BAEP tests (brainstem auditory evoked potential)

nursing services

consultation of related specialists by specialists in
oncology and radiotherapy